[ronster]

Thank you for posting this as I've come close to hitting the "Buy" button several times on these headers. I don't have a garage or shop to work in so installation would have to be paid for and from your post I can see I'd have to spend $500 to get a $100 pair of headers installed and the gains would be minimal as I have suspected all along. I can't have a noisy car where I live so that is another minus for me. I recently installed an EVO CAI and love the intake howl at 4K rpm as it reminds me of a F1 car so for now I'll just enjoy that and at some point spend a little more on a set of headers that fit without having to alter them. It would also be kind of you to come back in six months and give your impressions of how they have held up. Thanks again for a great post these are the kinds of things that are most helpful here.